Series Is Presented Here As Five Varibles--(1)--Original Data, 1860-1913 (2)--Original Data, 1913-1931 (3)--Original Data, 1925-1937 (4)--Original Data, 1919-1931 (5)--Original Data, 1925-1937. Source: Vierteljahrshefte Zur Konjunkturforschung, Sonderheft 31, P. 58. This NBER data series a01008aa appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01008aa
Series Is Presented Here As Five Varibles--(1)--Original Data, 1860-1913 (2)--Original Data, 1919-1931 (3)--Original Data, 1925-1934 (4)--Original Data, 1919-1931 (5)--Original Data, 1925-1934. Data Include Mining, Iron And Steel, Non-Ferrous Metals, Shipbuilding, Machinery, Chemicals, Stone, Clay (Except Glass And Porclain), Paper, Rubber, Jute, Gas, And Automobiles (Half). Source: Vierteljahrshefte Zur Konjunkturforschung, Sonderheft 31, Pp. 58, 64; Konjuntur-Statistiches Handbuch, 1936, P. 47. This NBER data series a01198a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01198a
Series Is Presented Here As Five Varibles--(1)--Original Data, 1860-1913 (2)--Original Data, 1920-1931 (3)--Original Data, 1925-1934 (4)--Original Data, 1920-1931 (5)--Original Data, 1925-1934. Coverage Includes Elastic And Inelastic. Index Includes Food, Beverages, Tobacco, Textiles (Except Jute), Leather, Glass, Porcelain, Automobiles (Half). Source: Vierteljahrshefte Zur Konjunkturforschung, Sonderheft 31, P. 58; Also See Konjunktur-Statistiches Handbuch, 1936, P. 47. This NBER data series a01199a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01199a
Series Is Presented Here As Eight Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1860-1888 (2)--Original Data, 1888-1897 (3)--Original Data, 1897-1904 (4)--Original Data, 1904-1919 (5)--Original, 1918-1924 (6)--Original, 1924-1931 (7)--Original, 1931-1936 (8)--Original, 1936-1949. Data Cover Four States For 1860-1870: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio; Five States For 1870-1872: Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, And Ohio; Six States For 1872-1881: Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, And Texas; Seven States For 1881-1888: Connecticut Added. Source: Evans, "Business Incorporations In The United States, 1800-1943" (NBER) This NBER data series m10035a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 10 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter10.html. NBER Indicator: m10035a
Components Of This Index And Their Respective Weights Are: Industrial Prices, Non-Agricultural, Wholesale (10); Farm Prices At The Farm (10); Retail Food Prices In 51 Cities (10); Rents, In 32 Cities (5); Clothing, Fuel, Furnishings, Etc., Retail (10); Freight And Transportation Costs (5); Realty Value, Urban And Farm (10); Securities, Bonds, And Stocks (10); Equipment And Machinery (10); Hardware Prices (3); Automobile Prices (2); Wages, Federal Reserve Board, New York Composite (15). "Data For 1934-November, 1939, Are Correct As Given In The"Monthly Review"; They Are Discontinued After November, 1939." Telephone Conversation Of 5/24/41 With Reports Division Of The Federal Reserve Board Of New York. Source: Federal Reserve Bank Of New York City, Letter From Reports Department For 1860-1933. For 1934-1939, Data Are From "Monthly Review Of Credit And Business Conditions." This NBER data series m04051 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04051
Series Is Presented Here As 3 Variables: (1) Original Data, 1860-1912; (2) Original Data, 1919-33; (3) Original Data, 1928-35. Content: 1864-68: Computed By Summing England And Wales, Scotland, And Ireland; 1919 On: Excludes Ireland And Manchester Ship Canal. Advisable To Check Whether 1860-63 And 1869-1912 Also Include Ireland. 1928-35 Excludes Companies Transferred To The London Passenger Transport Board In July 1933; Such Companies Were Included In The Segment 1919-33. Source: 1860-82:"Parliamentary Papers" (Railway Returns), 1861-83; 1883-92:"Parliamentary Papers", 1893 Lxxviii, P.27 (General Report To The Board Of Trade In Regard To Share And Loan Capital, Etc.), 1893-1912 And 1919-35:"Railway Returns, " 1902 To Date. This NBER data series a02085aa appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: a02085aa
Data Represent Cumulative Unweighted Averages Of The Hourly Rates Of Laborers' Wages Including Those Employed In City Public Works. Series Covers Twenty-Three Establishments. Source: NBER Compiled The Data From Figures Published In U.S. Senate Report No. 1394, Aldrich Report, "Wholesale Prices, Wages, And Transportation", Finance Committee, Second Session Of The 52Nd Congress, 1893. This NBER data series a08138 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html. NBER Indicator: a08138
Data Represent Cumulative Weighted (Based On Number Of Wage Earners) Averages Of Hourly Wage Rates Of Laborers, Excluding Those Engaged In City Public Works. Data Cover 20 Establishments. Source: NBER Compiled Data From Figures Published In U.S. Senate Report No. 1394, The Aldrich Report, "Wholesale Prices, Wages, And Transportation, " Finance Committee, Second Session Of The 52Nd Congress, 1893. This NBER data series a08139 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html. NBER Indicator: a08139
Data Cover Cumulative Unweighted Average Of Laborers' Wages In 78 Establishments. Source: NBER Compiled Data From Figures Published By The U.S. Census Bureau, Report On Statistics In The Manufacturing Industries, 10Th Census Report, Volume 20, 1888. This NBER data series a08140 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html. NBER Indicator: a08140
Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1)-- Original Data, Lake Copper, 1860-1912; (2)-- Original Data, Electrolyte Copper, 1911-1955. Lake Copper Is From Native Copper Mines Of The Lake Superior District. The Standard Range Of Conductivity Is 99.5%. Electrolyte Copper Is Refined By The Electrolytic Process And Runs From 99.93% And Upwards For Cathodes. Source: 1860-1893:"Mineral Industry", 1893, P.253, And Following Issues; 1894-1955:"Engineering And Mining Journal", January 4, 1896, P. 5, And Following Issues (Also Available In "Mineral Industry" A Supplementary Publication Of "E & M Journal") This NBER data series m04015a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04015a
After April 1, 1923 The Irish Free State Is Excluded. Computed From Monthly Figures: Add Three Grades Of Raw Cotton Imports (To 7/8", 7/8-1 1/4", And Over 1 1/4"), Cotton Linters, And Unmanufactured Waste (Converted To Centals Of 100 Lbs. From Cwts. By Multiplying By 112/100), Subtract Reexports; Convert Quarterly Total Back To Cwts. Source: Accounts Relating To Trade And Navigation This NBER data series q07041 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 7 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter07.html. NBER Indicator: q07041
For Further Information See The Source Work Cited Above And Lipsey & Preston, Pp. 270-271. Source: Manuel Gottlieb, "Long Swings In Urban Development, " Table E-4 This NBER data series a02287 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: a02287
For Further Information See The Source Work Cited Above And Lipsey & Preston, Pp. 270-271. Source: Manuel Gottlieb, "Long Swings In Urban Development, " Table E-4 This NBER data series a02288 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: a02288
This series was constructed by the Bank of England as part of the Three Centuries of Macroeconomic Data project by combining data from a number of academic and official sources. For more information, please refer to the Three Centuries spreadsheet at https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/research-datasets. Users are advised to check the underlying assumptions behind this series in the relevant worksheets of the spreadsheet. In many cases alternative assumptions might be appropriate. Users are permitted to reproduce this series in their own work as it represents Bank calculations and manipulations of underlying series that are the copyright of the Bank of England provided that underlying sources are cited appropriately. For appropriate citation please see the Three Centuries spreadsheet for guidance and a list of the underlying sources.
Content: Data Refer To End Of Calendar Year. 1867 Includes Local Railways For The First Time. Source: Ministere Des Travaux Publics, Direction Des Chemins De Fer, "Statistique Des Chemins De Fer Francais" Under Heading: Situation For 1862-86; Documents Principaux For 1887-1905; Interet General For 1906-13 (Data Also Shown Under Latter Heading For 1921-35 And Possibly Later.) Data For 1862-77 Compiled By NBER By Adding Figures For Individual Railroads. This NBER data series a02085b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: a02085b
Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1862-1930 (2)--Original Data, 1866-1950. Source: Warren M. Persons, Forecasting Business Cycles, 1931, Pp. 170-171. This NBER data series a01005a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01005a
Data For 1863-1888 And 1909-1914 Were Computed By NBER On The Number Of Fridays In Each Month; 1889-February 1905 On The Number Of Thursdays; March 1905-1908 On The Number Of Saturdays. Data For November 1870-July 1871 Were Unavailable Because Of The Franco-Prussian War. Data For August 1870, And February, July, And August Of 1872 Are Based On Three Weeks Only. Data For October 1870, December 1871, And January 1872 Are Based On Two Weeks. The Figure For August 1871 Is Based On One Week Only. Data For 1934-1939 Are For "Prime Banker'S Acceptances". Source: Data For 1863-1888 And 1909-1914: Computed By NBER From Weekly Data In The Economist. Data For 1889-1908: National Monetary Commission, "Statistics For Great Britain, Germany, And France, 1867-1909", Vol. 21, Pp. 315-316. Data For 1925-1939: Annual Reports Of The Federal Reserve Board, 1926, P. 218 And Following. This NBER data series m13017 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13017
Mileage Initiated Computed By NBER By Subtracting Mileage Under Construction On Dec. 31 Of Previous Year From Corresponding Data For Dec. 31 Of Given Year And Adding Mileage Completed In Given Year. Source: National Bureau Of Economic Research,Ministere Des Travaux Publics, Direction Des Chemins De Fer, "Statistique Des Chemins De Fer Francais" Under Heading: Situation For 1862-86; Documents Principaux For 1887-1905; Interet General For 1906-13 (Data Also Shown Under Latter Heading For 1921-35 And Possibly Later.) Data For 1862-77 Compiled By NBER By Adding Figures For Individual Railroads. This NBER data series a02086c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: a02086c
The Figures For 1863-1866 Are Estimates; See The 1894 Report, P. 10. Source: American Iron And Steel Institute, Annual Statistical Report, 1894; 1911, Part Ii, P. 61; 1929, P. 25. This NBER data series a01208 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01208
Data Covers Bonds Listed Plus Stocks Listed. Source: Computed By NBER From Data Obtained From Ayres, Turning Points In Business Cycles, Pp.182-197 This NBER data series m10127b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 10 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter10.html. NBER Indicator: m10127b
Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1863-1930 (2)--Original Data, 1920-1939. Source: Warren M. Persons, Forecasting Business Cycles, New York, 1931, Pp. 170-171. This NBER data series a01007a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01007a
Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables-(1)--Original Data, 1863-1921 (2)--Original Data, 1921-1932. Source: Warren M. Persons, Forecasting Business Cycles, 1931, Pp. 170-171. This NBER data series a01008a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01008a
Data Covers Bonds Listed Plus Stocks Listed. Source: Computed By NBER From Data Obtained From Ayres, Turning Points In Business Cycles, Pp.182-197 This NBER data series q10127a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 10 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter10.html. NBER Indicator: q10127a
Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1864-1879 (2)--Original Data, 1874-1919 (3)--Original Data, 1914-1949. Data For 1874-1879 Were Computed By Subtracting National Bank Notes In The Treasury From The Total Outstanding. All Data Were Published As Of The First Of The Month, But Are Given Here As End Of The Preceeding Month. Source: Data For 1864-1869: A.P. Andrew, Statistics For The United States, 1867-1909, P. 43. Data For 1870-1879: Comptroller Of The Currency, Annual Report Of 1891, P. 125. This NBER data series m14124a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 14 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter14.html. NBER Indicator: m14124a
Data For 1865-1888 Were Computed By Adding Figures For Ton-Miles Presented In Groupings Of Seven And Six Railroads And Dividing Into Freight Earnings For The Two Groups. Data For 1889-1890 Were Computed From Freight Earnings And Ton-Miles Of Thirteen Individual Railroads. Data Were Revised In 1887, But Are Presented As One Variable. The Figures For 1887 And 1888 More Comparable To Earlier Data Are .827 And .783. Source: Poor'S Manual Of Railroads, 1888, Pp. Xxvii-Xxix; 1889, P. Viii; 1890; 1891. This NBER data series a03003f appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: a03003f
Data Were Computed By Adding Ton-Miles For The Six Railroads And The Ton-Miles For The Seven Railroad.. Data For 1887-1890 Were Computed By Adding The Ton-Miles Of The Thirteen Individual Railroads. Source: Poor'S Manual Of Railroads, 1888, Pp. Xxvii-Xxix; 1889, P. Viii; And Volumes For 1890 And 1891 This NBER data series a03003g appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: a03003g
NBER Checked Data By Dividing Figures For Freight Earnings By Figures For Ton-Miles For The Grouping Of Seven Railroads. The Figure For 1866 Presented Here (2.544) Was Computed By NBER; It Was Given In The Source As 2.503. Data Were Revised In 1887, But Are Presented Here As One Continuous Variable. Figures For 1887 And 1889 More Comparable To Earlier Data Are .718 And .696 (This Figure Was Computed By NBER As The Source Gave .609). Source: Poor'S Manual Of Railroads, 1888, Pp. Xxvii-Xxix; 1889, P. Viii; 1890; 1891; 1892. This NBER data series a03003h appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: a03003h
The Seven Railroads Are: (1)--Pennsylvania Railroad (2)--Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, And Chicago R.R. (3)--New York Central R.R. (4)--Lake Shore R.R. (5)--Michigan Central R.R. (6)--Boston And Albany R.R. (7)--New York,Lake Erie And Western R.R. Data For 1887-91 Were Computed By Adding Ton-Miles Of The Seven Individual Railroads. Source: Poor'S Manual Of Ralroads, 1888, P. Xxvii-Xxix; 1889, P. Viii; And Volumes For 1890, 1891, And 1892 This NBER data series a03003i appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: a03003i
Data For 1889-1890 Were Computed From Freight Earnings And Ton-Mile Data Of Individual Railroad Reports. NBER Checked Data By Dividing Figures For Freight Earnings By Ton-Miles For The Group Of Six Railroads. Source: Poor'S Manual Of Railroads, 1888, Pp. Xxvii-Xxix; 1889, P. Viii; 1890; 1891. This NBER data series a03003j appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: a03003j
The Six Railroads Are--(1)--Illinois Central (2)--Chicago And Alton (3)--Chicago And Rock Island (4)--Chicago, Burlington, And Quincy (5)--Chicago And Northwestern (6)--Chicago, Milwaukee And Saint Paul. Data For 1889-1890 Were Computed By Summing The Ton-Miles Of The Six Individual Railroads. Source: Poor'S Manual Of Railroads, 1888, Pp. Xxvii-Xxix; 1889, P. Viii, And Volumes For 1890 And 1891 This NBER data series a03003k appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: a03003k
NBER Checked Data By Dividing Figures For Freight Earnings By Figures For Ton-Miles For The Grouping Of Seven Railroads. The Figure For 1866 Presented Here (2.544) Was Computed By NBER; It Was Given In The Source As 2.503. Data Were Revised In 1887, But Are Presented Here As One Continuous Variable. Figures For 1887 And 1889 More Comparable To Earlier Data Are .718 And .696 (This Figure Was Computed By NBER As The Source Gave .609). Source: Poor'S Manual Of Railroads, 1888, Pp. Xxvii-Xxix; 1889, P. Viii; 1890; 1891; 1892. This NBER data series a03003h appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: a03003h
Data For 1865 Were Computed By Adding River And Railroad Receipts. Data For 1880, 1903, And 1924 Were Furnished Directly To NBER From The Merchants Exchange. Source: Merchants Exchange Of St. Louis (Formerly Union Merchants Exchange), Annual Statements Of The Trade And Commerce Of St. Louis. This NBER data series m01139 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01139
Data Include Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rye, Beans, Peas, Potatoes, Turnips, And Beets. Data For 1937 On Include Turnips For Stockfeeding Only, Little Difference Exists However, Between All Turnips And Stockfeed Turnips Only. Source: Data For 1866-1931: Dr. Leo Drescher, "Die Entruicklung Der Agrarproduktion Grossbritanniens Und Irlands Siet Beginn Des 19 Jahrhunderts", Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, Vol. 41, March 1935, Pp. 293-294. Data For 1932-1947 Were Computed By NBER According To Drescher'S Method From Data Found In "Agricultural Statistics", Great Britain. This NBER data series a01006 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01006
Source: Data For 1866-1910: Wheat Studies Of The Food Research Institute, Volume Ii, Number 7, 1926, Pp. 260-261. Data For 1911-1943: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, "Agricultural Statistics", 1942, 1951. Data For 1944-1952: Crop Reporting Board, "Crop Producton", Mimeographed Release Of July 1, 1952. This NBER data series a01009 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01009
Data Exclude "Census Returns". Data In Millions Of Bushels Of 60 Lbs. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Bureau Of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Statistics, 1937; 1939; 1941; 1942; 1950; Crop Reporting Board, Crop Production, 1951: Annual Summary, December 1951. This NBER data series a01014 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01014
Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, "Agricultural Statistics", 1941, 1942, 1950; Crop Reporting Board, "Crop Production", 1951 Annual Summary, December 1951. This NBER data series a01021 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01021
Content: Main Systems Only. No Adjustment Factor For Alsace- Lorraine Was Available In 1870. Data For That Area Are Included In 1921 And Later Years. Source: Ministere Des Travaux Publics, "Chemins De Fer Francais" (For 1866-86 ), "Statistique Des Chemins De Fer Francais" (For 1887-1913 And 1921-34) This NBER data series a02086d appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: a02086d
Data Are For Acreage Harvested. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, "Agricultural Statistics", 1936, Pp. 43-44, 1942, 1950; Crop Reporting Board, "Crop Production", 1951 Annual Summary, December 1951; And Subsequent Mimeographed Releases. This NBER data series a01037a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01037a
Data For 1866 Is Not Strictly Comparable With Later Data Because Of Changes In The Method Of Reporting. Source: Great Britain Agriculture And Fisheries Board, Agricultural Statistics (Prior To 1901 Called Agricultural Returns), 1866-1885 Annual Issues (Bound With Parliamentary Papers); 1894, P. 95; 1904, P. 89; 1914, P. 171; 1924, P. 85; 1932, P. 89; 1934, P. 89; 1937, P. 42. Also See The U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics, 1936, P. 46; 1939, P. 62; And The Oxford Economic Research Institute, The Agricultural Register, 1938/1939, P. 243. This NBER data series a01037b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01037b
Data Are For Acreage Harvested. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, "Agricultural Statistics", 1941, 1942, And 1950; Crop Reporting Board, "Crop Production", 1951 Annual Summary, December 1951 And Subsequent Mimeographed Releases. This NBER data series a01037c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01037c
Data Are For Acreage Harvested. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, "Agricultural Statistics", 1936; 1942; 1950; Crop Reporting Board, "Crop Production", 1951 Annual Summary, December 1951, And Subsequent Mimeographed Releases. This NBER data series a01037d appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01037d
Data Are For Wheat, Oats, Cotton, Potatoes, And Corn. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, "Agricultural Statistics", 1941, 1942, And 1945; Except 1866-1910 Data For Wheat Acreage, Which Was Taken From The Food Research Institute, "Wheat Studies", June 1926. This NBER data series a01037e appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01037e
Data Were Computed By Adding Barley, Buckwheat, Tame Hay, Rye, And Tobacco To The Five Crops Of Series 01037E -- Wheat, Oats, Cotton, Potatoes, And Corn. Source: Computed By NBER From U.S. Department Of Agriculture, "Agricultural Statistics, 1941, 1942, 1945; Except 1866-1910 Data For Wheat Acreage, Which Are From The Food Research Institute, "Wheat Studies", June 1926. This NBER data series a01037f appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01037f
Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Bureau Of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Statistics, 1937; 1939; 1941; 1942; 1950; And Crop Reporting Board, Crop Production, 1951 Annual Summary, December 1951; Crop Production, Mimeographed Release. This NBER data series a01037g appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01037g
Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics 1941, 1942, 1950; Crop Production, 1951 Annual Summary, December 1951; Crop Prouction, Mimeograph Release Of Crop Reporting Board. This NBER data series a01037h appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01037h
Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Bureau Of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Statistics, 1937; 1939; 1941; 1942; 1950; Crop Reporting Board, Crop Production: 1951 Annual Summary, December 1951; Crop Production, Mimeographed Release. This NBER data series a01037i appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01037i
Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Bureau Of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Statistics, 1941; 1942; 1950; Crop Reporting Board, Crop Production, 1951 Annual Summary, December 1951; Crop Producton, Mimeographed Release. This NBER data series a01037j appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01037j
See Also U.S.D.A."Special Report On Revised Estimates Of United States Cotton Acreage And Yield, 1866-1931", May 10, 1933. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics, 1941, 1942, 1950; Crop Production: 1951 Annual Summary, December 1951; Crop Production Mimeograph Release Of Crop Reporting Board. This NBER data series a01037k appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01037k
Index Is Based On Revised Figures For Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Buckwheat, Flaxseed, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Cotton, Tobacco, And Tame Hay. The Combined Index Was Computed By Weighting The Production Of Each Commodity By The Average Farm Price Per Unit During The Years 1910-1914. Each Year Represents A Percent Of This Base Period. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, The Agricultural Situation, January 1935, P. 5, And October 1937, P. 8; Statistical Abstract, Successive Issues. This NBER data series a01005aa appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01005aa
A Change In The Bankruptcy Act And A Slight Change In Compilation Occured In 1933, But The Consequences Were So Minimal That The Data Are Considered Continuous (See Both Dun'S And Dun'S Statistical For 1939.) The Figure For 1870 (427) Is Sometimes Misprinted In The Source As 475. Source: Dun'S Review, January 8, 1910, P. 10; January 11, 1930, P. 7; January 1933; February 1939, Pp. 32-33; Duns' Statistical Review, February 1939, P. 12 This NBER data series a10030 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 10 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter10.html. NBER Indicator: a10030
Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1866-1894 (2)--Original Data, 1888-1944. Data For This Period Refer To Companies Reporting To The New York Insurance Department; Data For The Period 1888-1944 Refer To All Companies. Source: Computed By NBER From The Insurance Yearbook, Life Insurance Volume, Tables On "Aggregates, " 1895/1896 This NBER data series a10036a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 10 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter10.html. NBER Indicator: a10036a
Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Data For 1866-1930: Agricultural Statistics, 1941, 1942, 1950. Data For 1931-1951: Crop Production, 1951: Annual Summary. This NBER data series a01294 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01294
Data Are For Acreage Harvested. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Data For 1866-1930: "Agricultural Statistics", 1941, 1942, 1950. Data For 1931-1951: Crop Reporting Board, "Crop Production", 1951 Annual Summary. This NBER data series a01295 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01295
Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics, 1941, 1942, 1950; Crop Production, 1951: Annual Summary. This NBER data series a01296 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01296
Twelve Crops Are Wheat, Oats, Cotton, Potatoes, Corn, Barley, Buckwheat, Tame Hay, Rye, Tobacco, Sweet Potatoes, And Flaxseed. Bureau Of Agricultural Economics, Index Of Production For Twelve Crops, (Same As For Series 01005A) Divided By Acreage Harvested Twelve Crops, And Converted To 1935-1939 Base. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics, 1941; 1942, 1945. This NBER data series a01297 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01297
Data Are For Acreage Harvested. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, "Agricultural Statistics", 1941, 1942, And 1952; Crop Reporting Board, "Crop Production", 1951 Annual Summary This NBER data series a01030a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01030a
Data Are For Production In Grain Equivalent On Entire Acreage. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, "Agricultural Statistics", 1941, 1942, 1950; Crop Reporting Board, "Crop Production", 1951 Annual Summary, December 1951. This NBER data series a01023 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01023
Data Are For Acreage Harvested. Source: Data For 1866-1910: The Food Research Institute, "Wheat Studies", Volume Ii, Number 7, Pp. 260-261. Data For 1911-1944: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, "Agricultural Statistics", 1942 And 1951. Data For 1945-1952: Usda, Crop Reporting Board, "Crop Production", Mimeographed Release, July 1, 1952. This NBER data series a01030 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01030
Data Are For Acreage Harvested. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, "Agricultural Statistics", 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1951;"Crops And Markets", September 1939; Crop Reporting Board, "Crop Production", 1950 Annual Summary, December 1951, And Subsequent Mimeographed Releases. This NBER data series a01034 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01034
The Figure For 1866 Not Strictly Comparable As Returns Were Limited To Farms Of Five Acres Or More. Source: Great Britian Agricultural And Fisheries Board, Data For 1866, 1868-1932, 1934-1939: Agricultural Statistics (Prior To 1931 Called Agricultural Returns), Annual Issues Of 1867-1939. Data For 1867: Statistical Abstract Of Great Britain, 1872, P. 100. Data For 1933: International Institue Of Agriculture, Monthly Crop Report, February 1934, P. 108. This NBER data series a01035 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01035